Aston Martin reported its first use last Friday of Hanergy Thin Film Solar panels on its World Endurance Championship (WEC) race car’s roof has met with initially positive results in powering sub-systems. The luxury automaker’s #97 V8 Vantage GTE trialed the photovoltaic system in free practice in advance of the FIA WEC Six Hours of […]

Aston Martin’s race team will start using solar power to cool its cars in Le Mans type of endurance race, known as WEC. Aston Martin Racing signed a partnership agreement with solar technologies experts Hanergy Global Solar in a project exploring how the sun’s energy can be used to improve race car performance in the […]